Surgical Technologist

College/School: AmeriTech College

Surgical Technologist is a 45-week program offered at the Provo Campus. This program enables students to assist in surgical operations and procedures under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, and other surgical personnel.

Surgical Technologists prepare the operating room by assembling surgical equipment and instrumentation. They transport patients, assist with positioning, calculate blood loss, care for specimens, sterilize equipment, pass instrumentation, and aid the surgeon in retraction and visualization of the surgical field.

The Surgical Technologist program is 45.5 semester hours in length. It includes 657 hours of lecture and lab instruction followed by an externship of 540 hours with experience in the OR's of various surgical sites.

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Program Description

College/School: AmeriTech College
Category: Surgical Technologist
Degree: Career Diploma
Language: English
Accreditation: Accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) a national accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education.